Scottish Parliament – March 10, 2026 – 3
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 30 MSPs
No: 76 MSPs
Absent: 10 MSPs
Abstain: 13 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition dividedThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where the government is voting against a motion, and opposition MPs/parties are divided in their support.
This can reflect an amendment or motion bought by one opposition party, which other opposition parties are not supportive of.
Annotations
No annotations for this decision.
Whip reports
No whip reports for this decision.
Overall counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSPs | 129 | 106 | 30 | 76 | 13 | 10 | 82.17% | 28.30% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 106 | 30 | 76 | 13 | 10 | 82.17% | 28.30% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 71.43% | 55.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 52 | 8 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 82.54% | 15.38% |
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 90.00% | 50.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 66.67% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Abstain | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 45.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 95.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.38% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 84.62% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 55.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.38% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Abstain | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 45.00% |